[tb303]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqXayqIrAYE

=D

this goes back way before "the earlier gen synths, controllers, and laptops"

see my other comment. it's awesome you have come to this realization, but what i am trying to help you understand is that this is cyclical. it is not a revolution, it is how instruments evolve and has been for ages.

[freshbreakfast]

gotcha. yeah this vid is pretty crazy, down to the "Playing it by ear" bit.